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Nursing Home Abuse Support Group
This site is for those who have suffered nursing home abuse
or have loved ones that have suffered due to negligence in nursing
homes.
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| History of Nursing Home Regulations |
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In 1965 Medicare and Medicaid came into existence and with it came
federal regulation of nursing homes. Nursing homes that qualify
and voluntarily elect Medicare and Medicaid to their facility must
follow a set of guidelines put forth by federal standards.
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the complete history of regulations >
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| Nursing Home Reform Act |
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The nursing home facilities that receive federal funds are required
to comply with the Nursing Home Reform Act.
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the list of requirements >
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How to Choose a Nursing Home
When choosing a nursing home it is a good
idea to allow your loved one to have a large role in deciding which
nursing home facility will best suit their needs. If possible, picking
a nursing home that is located near family and friends will allow
visitations to be more frequent.
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more about choosing a nursing home>
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Nursing Home Abuse Support Group
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Nursing Home Abuse
Nursing home abuse has become a nationwide focus as reports continue
to expose the high number of nursing home abuse incidences. Recent
investigations consistently show the decline in quality long-term
elder care. Nursing home abuse was found to occur in 1 in 3 nursing
homes in 2001, and according to the Senate
Committee on Aging, nursing home abuse has in creased 20%
from last year. An 18-month investigation performed by the General
Accounting Office, the investigative arm of Congress, indicated
that about 20% of all U.S. nursing home abuse cases, both sexual
and physical, were not reported to local law enforcement officials.
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home abuse have been attributed to understaffing. A
study found that 90% of nursing homes across the country are
not adequately staffed to provide basic services and needs.
To solve this staffing problem federal reports have concluded
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Nursing Home Abuse Supoort
Group has been created to inform families of the growing problem of
nursing
home abuse that will affect the majority of people at one
point in their lives. Every 7.6 seconds a baby boomer turns fifty,
and by the middle of the century seniors are going to outnumber young
people for the first time in history. There are an estimated 5 million
nursing homes expected to be in operation thirty years from now, and
the challenges
our nation faces to make drastic changes in the way our long
term elder care operates will only grow larger if immediate action
is not implemented. If
you or a family member has endured the painful experience of nursing
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| Signs Nursing Home Abuse May
Be Present
- Unexplained bruises, cuts, burns, sprains, or
fractures in various stages of healing
- Bedsores or frozen joints
- Unexplained
venereal disease or genital infections; vaginal or anal bleeding;
torn, stained, or bloody underclothing
- Sudden changes in behavior
- Staff refusing to allow visitors to see resident
or delays in allowing visitors to see resident
- Staff not allowing resident to be alone with
visitor
- Resident being kept in an over-medicated state
- Loss of resident's possessions
- Sudden large withdrawals from bank accounts
or changes in banking practices
- Abrupt changes in will or other financial documents
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| Nursing
Home Abuse Recent News Stories |
October 19, 2003, BREAKING
NEWS!!
Nursing home abuse owner criminal prosecution appears
to be on the rise
Federal official believe inadequate staffing
is the biggest cause of nursing home abuse neglect in facilities.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services says that
9 out of 10 nursing homes employ too few workers to provide
adequate care, and over 40% of all homes need to increase
their nurse aide staff by at least 50%.
Congress is considering legislation that
would establish federal criminal penalties for nursing home
abuse and neglect. If convicted, it could result in prison
terms for individuals, in addition to corporate fines of
up to $3 million. The nursing home abuse and neglect bill
would also require the homes immediately report any reasonable
suspicion of a crime to law enforcement officials. Read
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June 9, 2003 BREAKING
NEWS!!
"Nursing home location determines likelihood of abuse"
A Gannett News Service (GNS) investigation on the nation’s
nursing homes has concluded that depending on what areas
of the nation is very dependent on the type of care that
the elders can expect to receive. Most instances of the
most severe nursing home abuse reports over the past four
years have occurred in about 12 concentrated states. In
addition, the for-profit nursing homes were found to have
more instances of nursing home abuse occurrences than nonprofit
and government nursing homes.
The GNS findings have come from four-months of investigation,
including interviewing and analysis of four years worth
of federal data on 16,000 of the nation’s nursing
homes. Based on the findings, the nation’s solution
for putting an end to the nursing home abuse reports holding
1.5 million elders will not come easily. Individual states
and the nation as a whole are currently trying to pass new
bills that will better ensure nursing home abuse come to
an end.
Consumer advocates have stated that the GNS results are
not surprising. Repeat violations of nursing home abuse
has been a contributing factor to the high nursing home
abuse incidence, and despite new quality and information
efforts supplemented by years of legislation and regulation
to protect residents, far too many people are being adversely
affected by nursing home abuse. The 12 states that were
found to have the highest number of severe and repeated
violations from 1999-2003 include:
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Texas nursing home abuse
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Illinois nursing home abuse
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Arkansas nursing home abuse
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Washington nursing home abuse
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New Jersey nursing home abuse
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Kansas nursing home abuse
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Missouri nursing home abuse
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Indiana nursing home abuse
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Oklahoma nursing home abuse
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North Carolina nursing home abuse
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Mississippi nursing home abuse
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Tennessee nursing home abuse
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Nursing Home
Abuse Recent
News Stories
March 7, 2002
The use of ‘granny cams’, video surveillance cameras
that families use to watch over their loved ones in nursing
homes, are receiving the attention of lawmakers. At a time
when incidents of nursing home abuse is on the rise a ‘granny
cam’ could help eliminate abuse and neglect if nursing
home staff knows they are constantly being watched. While
the ‘granny cams’ seem to have the support of families,
the nursing home industry does not support enacting a new
bill to allow them. The nursing home facilities claim it is
added stress on the workers, as well as driving up liability
insurance premiums.
(Wall Street Journal)
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